Decorative material



Nov. 12, 1935. A A.I LANDls 2,020,470 l DECORATIVE MATERIAL' Filed April 24, 1934 m@ La ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 12', Y 1935 PATENT oFFicE 2,020,410 i nsoonnrrvamranmx.

Aaron Landis, New York, N. Y. application April 24, 1934, semi No. 122,122'. 1 0mm. (ci. isi- 2i This invention relates to decorative material and methods of making the same.

An object of this invention is to provide a highly improved decorative sheet material for use inladies hand bags, belts and a large variety of other articles.

QAfL'Irther object of this invention is to provide an improved and economical process for attachinga sheet of relatively stiff material to a flexl ible sheet.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a strong and durable construction of the character described, which shall be simple and inexpensive to make, attractive in appearance.

and withal practical and eillcient to a. high degree.

Other objects of thisinvention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

, The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will be exempli- .fled in the construction hereinafter described,

and of which the scope of application will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawing in which is shown one of the possible illustrative embodilments of this invention,

Fig. 1 is a. perspective view of a. iadys hand bag provided with a material embodying the in- `paper or other flexible material.

vention;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of a portion of my improved material as attached to the bag;

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view through an edge of the hand bag shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of a portion of a belt made in accordance with my invention; and

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Referring now in detail to the drawing, IB designates a lady's. hand bag, outer portions II of which are made with a material embodying the invention. My ,improved material consists of a layer of sheet I2 of celluloid, hard rubber,

phenol condensate products, composition or other relatively stli material to the undersurface of which there is adhered by paste, glue or cement, a. backing sheet I4 of canvas, fabric, 'Ihe sheet I2 may be formed with crossing rows of preferably ployed as adecorative material, for a large variety of uses, an example being illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawing.

Heretofore in making hand bags, for example, the sheet I2, Ilwas attached to the reinforcing 5 paper or cardboard liner of the hand bag or to the lining thereof by pasting with cement or glue. It has been found that with such construction, separation of the lining from the sheet I2.

I4 at the edges often results. To obviate this ,0 diillculty,l the cloth lining 20 of the hand bag is formed with inturned edges 22 which may be folded about the edges 24 of a reinforcing liner 26 of paper-or card-board. The lining 20 may be stitched to the sheet I2, I4 by means of lines l5 of stitching 28 running along grooves 30 in the outer surface of sheet I2 and adjacent the outer edges 'of said sheet. 'I'he stitching being located at the bottom of the grooves 30, may easily be made on an ordinary sewing machine, the needles merely passing through the backing I4 and not through the entire thickness of the sheet l2.

The end portions or bellows 32 on the two ends of the hand bag may also be folded inwardly at the edges 34 thereof, around the linings 36 which 25 cover said end portions, and stitched to the sheets I2, I4 and linings 20 by said stitching 28. rlhe stitching 28 prevents the edges of the lining fromseparating from the edges of' the sheet I2 and produces a strong and durable finish. 30

The bag may have portions 40 made of leather or other material, and the lines of stitching 28 may extend through the edges of said portions as Well as through the grooves 30. Obviously sheets I2, 4Iii formed with grooves I6 or 30 may 35 be stitched to any lining, reinforcing or backing material, it being va dominant feature of the in-l vention that the stitching shall extend at the bottom of the grooves to facilitate the stitching operation and prevent breakage of needles duro ing the stitching operation. Furthermore, the stitching thread is located within the grooves 30 and does Vnot protrude above the upper surface of the sheet i2 and is thus protected against rubbing and wear or tear. 4

In Fig. 4 there is shown a belt t6 comprising a buckle d@ and a flexible portion till comprising a sheet 52 of celluloid or the like relatively stiff material adhered to a backing sheet 5t of canvas or other fabric or flexible sheet material. 50 The sheet 52 is formed with a plurality of parallel, transverse grooves to render the belt as a whole, flexible. The sheet 52 is-furthermore formed adjacent the top and bottom edges thereof with a pair of parallel, longitudinal 55 grooves 62 extending substantially down to the backing sheet il. Stitched to the sheet 52, 54 by means of lines of stitching 64, extending within grooves 62, is a sheet 66 forming the back or inner surface of the belt. The sheet 6B may have the outer edges thereof turned inwardly and stitched to the sheet 52, 54 by said lines of stitching 6l.

Although Figs. 1 and 4 illustrate a ladys hand bag and belt having grooved sheets with fabric pasted thereto and stitched to lining or surfacing sheets by means of lines of stitching within the' grooves, it will be understood that such construction may be applied to a large variety of articles as an ornamental or decorative exterior therefor. Furthermore, the grooves may be eliminated the flexible backing adhered only at the grooves receiving the stitching. I

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which the several objects of this invention are achieved and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the4 embodiments set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawing, is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense. n

Having thus described my invention,rI claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In combination, a sheet of relatively stiff material, a backing sheet of flexible material adhered to the undersurface ofthe first sheet, said first sheet being formed with agroove and a exible sheet attached to said adhered sheets by a line of stitching extending within said groove.

2. A ladys hand bag having an outer covering comprising a sheet of relatively stiff material formed with a plurality of grooves in the outer surface thereof parallel to the top edge of the bag, a sheet of fabric adhered to the inner surface of said rst sheet and forming a backing therefor, said rst sheet being formed with a pair ofl grooves on the outer surface thereof adjacent and parallel to the edges thereof, and a lining covering the inner surfaces of said backing and attached to said adhered sheets by lines ofv stitching passing through said backing 5 and extending within said pair of' grooves.

3. A decorative material comprising a sheet of relatively stiii' material having a flexible backing attached to one surface thereof, land formed with a plurality of parallel groovesin the outer surface thereof, said sheet being formed with a Agroove perpendicular to and crossing said parallel grooves, and a piece of cloth attached to said backing and first sheet by stitching pass! ing through said backing and extending within 1| l said last mentioned groove. except where the stitching is to be applied and 4. A method of making a decorative material consisting in attaching a fabric to a surface of a sheet of relatively stiff material, then forming a groove in the other surface of said sheet, and 90 then attaching a flexible sheetto the outer sur'- face of said backing by a line of stitching passing through said backing and extending through said groove.

5. A method for making a decorative material g5 consistingin forming a groove in the upper surface of a sheet of relatively stiff material to the undersurface of whichis adhered a flexible backing member, and then stitching a flexible ,sheet to the underside of said backing by stitching 30 passing through 4said backing and extending through said groove.. l

6. In combination, a sheet of celluloid, a fabric cemented to a surface thereof, said sheet being formed with a groove, and a piece of cloth ll stitched to said fabric by stitching passing through said fabric and extending within said groove.

'7. A decorative material comprising a sheet of celluloid, a fabric cemented to a surface there- 40 of, the other surfaceof said sheet being formed with a, pair o'f parallel v'shaped grooves, and a piece ofcloth covering the fabric and stitched thereto by stitching passing through said fabric and extending within the bottom of said grooves. AARON LANDIS. 

